Tin Sharabi

zikr nahin ye farzanon ka

qissa hai ek diwanon ka

masco, paris aur london mein

dekhe main ne tin sharabi

surKH thin aankhen ruh gulabi

nashsha-e-mai ka taj jabin par

fikr falak par panw zamin par

be-KHabar apni laghzish-e-pa se

ba-KHabar apne ahd-e-wafa se

duKHtar-e-raz ke dar ke bhikari

apne qalb o nazar ke shikari

pi lene ke baad bhi pyase

jam ki surat chhalke chhalke

abr ki surat halke halke

masti ki talwar uThae

fasl-e-gul chehron pe khilae

qadam qadam par bahak rahe the

mahak rahe the chahak rahe the

ek ne shayad whiskey pi thi

dusre ne shampain ki botal

tisare ne wo pighli chandi

wodka ki sayyal hasina

wo shai jis ki tabish-e-ruKH se

shishe ko aa jae pasina

main ne un nazuk lamhon mein

ruh-e-bashar ko uryan dekha

ahd-e-KHizan ka rang-e-paridan

rang-e-ahd-e-bahaaran dekha

zahir dekha pinhan dekha

zikr nahin ye farzanon ka

qissa hai ek diwanon ka

raat ne apni kali zaban se

KHun shafaq ke dil ka chaTa

chaar taraf KHamoshi chhai

phail gaya har-su sannaTa

jannat-e-paris ke pahlu mein

seine ki maujon ko nind aai

Dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai

mai-KHane mein ja kar main ne

aag se dil ki pyas bujhai

rind bahut the lekin wo sab

apne nashe mein khoe hue the

jag rahi thin aankhen lekin

dil to sab ke soe hue the

koi nahin tha un mein mera

mein ye baiTha soch raha tha

kab ye zalim raat kaTegi

kab wapas aaega sawera

itne mein ek qamat-e-rana

qadam qadam par phul khilata

honTon se masum tabassum

aankhon se bijli barsata

mai-KHane mein jhum ke aaya

naz o ada ke dam bichhata

aish o tarab ki mahbubayen

nashsha-e-mai ki doshizaen

rah gain apni aankhen mal kar

aai qayamat chaal mein Dhal kar

sikkon ki jhankar pe gati

sone ki talwar nachati

apne lahu mein aap nahati

is nazuk lamhe mein main ne

hirs-o-hawas ko raqsan dekha

zad mein nizam-e-zardari ki

ruh-e-bashar ko larzan dekha

majburi ko uryan dekha

zikr nahin ye farzanon ka

qissa hai ek diwanon ka

gahre kohre ki lahron mein

sara london Dub gaya tha

lamhon ki raushan aankhon mein

sham ka kajal phail chuka tha

raat ki nili dewi jagi

din ke dewta ko nind aai

Dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai

mai-KHane mein ja kar main ne

aag se dil ki pyas bujhai

us mahfil mein sab hi kuchh tha

saqi bhi aur pir-e-mughan bhi

sahba ki aaghosh ke pale

tiflak-e-masti rind-e-jawan bhi

ghaza o rang ki mashuqaen

jin ki latafat shab bhar ki thi

itr aur resham ki minaen

jin ki sahba lab bhar ki thi

aaj ka sukh tha, kal ka dukh tha

aaj ki aasha, kal ki nirasha

hans hans kar gham dekh rahe the

in jhuTi KHushiyon ka tamasha

na-ummidi ke kandhon par

rakkha tha ummid ka lasha

aaj wo le len, jo mil jae

kal kya hoga kaun batae

aaj dilon ki shama jalaen

kal shayad ye raat na aae

aaj to mai ki kashti khe len

kal ye safina Dub na jae

aaj labon ka bosa le len

maut ka bosa kal lena hai

aaj dilon ka qarz chuka len

kal to sab kuchh de dena hai

is nazuk lamhe mein main ne

ruh-e-bashar ko viran dekha

atom-bomb ke KHauf ke aage

aql o KHirad ko hairan dekha

sare jahan ko larzan dekha

zikr nahin ye farzanon ka

qissa hai ek diwanon ka

dosh-e-hawa par tariki ne

zulfon ke KHam khol diye the

masco ki KHamosh faza mein

raat ki aankhon ke kajal ne

kitne jadu ghol diye the

surKH o siyah maKHmal ke upar

sham ke sayon ko nind aai

Dasne lagi mujh ko tanhai

mai-KHane mein ja kar main ne

aag se dil ki pyas bujhai

KHush-fikron ka abr-e-bahaaran

jhum paDa tha mai-KHanon par

baada-kashon ka rangin jhurmuT

TuT paDa tha paimanon par

saz ki lai mein tezi aai

nashsha-e-mai ki angDai ne

apna hasin parcham lahraya

chappa chappa zarra zarra

qatra qatra raqs mein aaya

naghmon ke be-tab bhanwar ko

lab ke TukDe chum rahe the

raqs ke bekal girdabon mein

jism ke tufan ghum rahe the

chehron ki raushan qindilen

banhon ki dil-kash mehraben

rag nazar ki KHamoshi ke

jumbish-e-mizhgan ki mizraben

is gardish mein darham-barham

sara nizam-e-shams-o-qamar tha

pighal gae the chand aur suraj

mahfil-e-gul mein raqs-e-sharar tha

raat ki peshani se jaise

taron ka jhumar TuT gaya ho

pir-e-falak ke hath se jaise

tasht-e-zamarrud chhuT gaya ho

hire, nilam, lal aur moti

KHak pe jaise bikhar rahe hain

jaise kisi ke barham gesu

bikhar bikhar kar sanwar rahe hon

nashsha-e-mai ke sar par lekin

aql o KHirad ka taj dhara tha

dur se baiTha baiTha mujh ko

ek sharabi dekh raha tha

us ne hawa mein hath se apne

nanha sa ek bosa phenka

ek titli si uDti aai

mere dil ke phul ke upar

kuchh kanpi aur kuchh manDlai

baiTh gai par joD ke donon

pyar ke ras ko chus ke uTThi

aur meri jaanib se hawa mein

bosa ban kar phir lahrai

kuchh sharmai, kuchh itrai

aur sharabi mez se uTh kar

raqs ke halqon se Takraata

kashti ki surat chakraata

hath mein apna jam uThae

meri jaanib jhumta aaya

KHandan KHandan, nazan nazan

raqsan raqsan, pechan pechan

mauj-e-hawa ko chumta aaya

meri zaban thi urdu, hindi

us ki zaban thi rusi lekin

ek zaban thi aisi bhi jo

donon zabanon se pyari thi

donon jis ko bol rahe the

chand ishaare chand tabassum

nazron ka KHamosh takallum

harf yahi the, lafz yahi the

shahad jo dil mein ghol rahe the

hind ki masti, rus ka naqsha

donon ne ek jam banaya

aur hawa mein us ko nachaya

sath hamare sab rindon ne

apne dilon ko hath mein le kar

mere watan ka jam uThaya

ab jo main ne muD kar dekha

jashn na tha ye diwanon ka

gird hamare amn ki dewi

git ki huren saz ki pariyan

naghme aur aawaz ki laDiyan

paris ki bad-baKHt hasina

maghrur america ka sipahi

london ka badmast sharabi

aish o tarab ki mahbubaen

nashsha-e-mai ki doshizaen

ghaza o rang ki mashuqaen

itr aur resham ki minaen

'hafiz' aur 'ghaalib' ki ghazlen

'pushkin' aur 'tagore' ki nazmen

kitne naz aur kitni adaen

kitni shirin aur lailaen

kitne ranjhe, kitni hiren

kitne but, kitni taswiren

amn ki koshish aur tadbiren

mashriq o maghrib ki taqdiren

halqa bandhe nach rahi thin

main ne is nazuk lamhe mein

ruh-e-bashar ko nazan dekha

nashsha o raqs ke pech o KHam mein

pyar ka jazba raqsan dekha

sare jahan ko KHandan dekha

zikr nahin ye farzanon ka

qissa hai ek diwanon ka